Hand card



Nov. 29, i932. H. MIDGLEY HAND CAR'D Fi1ed'Deo..21, 1951 27E/berg Patented Nov. 29, 1932 f UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE COMRANY,` EXECUTOR .OE SAID HERBERT MIDGLEY, DECEASED HAND CARD Application filed December 21. 1931. Serial No. 582.230.

The principal objects of this invention are to provide a more secure and also a more simple means for securing the foundation of the card-clothing to the back of a hand card along the edges, and also to provide such a means Which Will neatly finish the edges of the card, thus providing not only a better and more durable card, but one of neat-er and morev attractive appearance.

` Other objects and advantages of the invention Will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a View of the rear or top side of a hand card constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the card as shown in Fig. 2, but on enlarged scale, and

Figs. 4 and 5 are front views of the opposite edges of the card taken at the corners as indicated respectively by the arrows 4 and 5 in Fig. 3.

Ordinarily the foundation 10 of the cardclothing which is used on a hand card is secured to the board 11 Which constitutes the card proper by a row of tacks or nails along each edge. These are apt to get damaged in the ordinary use of a hand card and, in case of any particularly rough usage, some of them come out and repairs have to be made. The card-clothing is likely not to assume its original position after some of these tacks have been displaced and put back again.

According to this invention the opposite edges of the leather, or other, foundation of the card-clothing are held in by sheet metal strips Which are applied in such a way that the foundation can be st-retched thereby securely over the edge of the back. This holds the card-clothing firmly along the tWO edges and there is practically no chance of the fastening means being displaced and its grip lost on the foundationat any point along the ed e. Y

Tn the top or rear surfaceof the board 10, which is formed of laminations of Wood, preferably, is sawed a kerf 12 entering the 59 Wood at an acute angle, and located at the exapplied to the back of the hand parts 14 and 16 are also on opposite sides.

secured ina Similar Way, 1s provided With an end .the foundation ytreme end of an inclined surface 13. In other Words the kerf is introduced at the high point along this surface. A strip of'sheet metal is card by inserting its edge into the kerf, as shown at 14,

and it is bent almostat right angles and runs along the Surface 13 to form an inclined portion 15. From that it is again bent to form a straight plain end 16 on the hand card, and then is given another right hand angle bent to bringv it into position to 'have a flange 17 resting on the foundation 10 of the cardclothingalong the edge thereof. This sheet metal piece is provided with teeth 18 atiits edge arranged nearly at right angles to the part 17, and these are driven into the cardclothing. A It -Will be understood readily that these sheet metal bending and driving operations can be performed very easily by handV or machine in such a Way as to get a firm grip on lthe edge of the foundation and to secure the metal strip lirmly in the Wooden back of the card. This security is made permanent as long as the foundation is pulled or subjected to a strain drawing it away from this edge plate of sheet metal. The metal strip is `secured firmly to the board as the parts 15 and 17 are on opposite sides of it vand the The opposite edge of the foundation is but the metal strip 20 extending into a saw kerf 21 located angularly in the end surface of the Wooden back 11, It is bent to provide a straight surface 22 along the end :of the back and another flat surface 23 at right angles along the outer surface of the edge of the foundation. It also has teeth 18 v-Whichare driveninto the card-clothing.

`On. account ofthe angles shown and described, inconnection with these tWo sheet 'metal pieces, it Will be seen that the lirst one described is not capable of being removedl exceptby swinging it around and unbending `its angle. The second one described could be pulled outwardly in a direction parallel to the liange 20, but the teeth`18 resist this, and, of course, when it is originally putin,

10is put under Slight tension before the respect-ive teeth 18 are driven in. Also the extreme edges are driven in to the kerfs 12 and 21 so as to be permanently secured. Consequently the foundation is rmly anchored and cannot be removed. Not only do these metal strips anchor the foundation, but they serve as a guard over two edges of the back of the card and Protect it from ordinary rough usage. Two end strips 25 are also used to finish the article, but they do not constitute a feature of this invention.

T he handle 26 is set into a sheet metal socket 27 which is provided with an extension 28 riveted to the back and there is only a slight interruption of the Wall of the sheet metal strip at one side in order to provide a place for this handle.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the invention, I am aware of the fact that changes can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not Wish to be limited to the exact form shown, but what I claim is l. As an article of manufacture, a hand card having a back, a layer of card-clothing on the front surface of the back comprising a foundation, and a strip of sheet metal having teeth extending into the front surface of the foundation, said strip being located along the edge of said back, the rear edge of the sheet metal extending into a saw kerf in the back to hold it in position.

2. As an article of manufacture, a hand card comprising a wooden back and a piece of card-clothing on the front, means for holding the card-clothing against the back at one edge and a sheet metal strip at the other edge having teeth projecting into the card-clothing and a portio-n just back of the teeth resting on the outer surface of the card-clothing, a part substantially at right angles thereto extending along the edge of the back, and an end bent away at an angle and held in a saw kerf in the said back.

3. As an article of manufacture, a hand card comprising a Wooden'back having an inclined surface near one edge, `card-clothing covering the front of said back, means for clothing on the front of the same, means for holding the card-clothing at one edge of the back, and a sheet metal strip at the other edge comprising a flat portion having teeth at the edge entering the foundation of the cardclothing, a portion extending substantially at right angles thereto along the edge of the back and a portion extending at an angle to the last named portion, the back of the card having a saw kerf extending into the edge thereof to receive the last named portion of the strip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aiiixed my signature.

l HERBERT MIDGLEY.

holding the card-clothing on the back at one edge, and a sheet metal strip at the other edge of the back having teeth extending into the foundation on the front surface, a part extending along the front surface of the foundation, a portion at substantially right angles to the last named part extending along the edge of the back, and a portion extending along the inclined surface, and the back having a saw kerf along the edge of the inclined surface, the edge of the sheet metal strip extending into said saw kerf and being held there by friction.

4. As an article of manufacture, a hand card comprising a back and a sheet of card- 

